Sticks and Stones

[Verse 1]
Once we held the flame, buzzed off, pent up spite
Demanding freedom from the guns who manned the heights
But revolutions fade, itches soothed away
Temptations smoulder on embers, falling deaf upon

[Refrain]
Forgotten passions held on
Laid to rest, we linger long

[Pre-Chorus]
The streets no longer beckon
Rage no longer sparks
Safe inside our houses
Not fumbling through the dark

[Chorus]
Where did the passion go?
We used to storm the streets below
What led us out to fight?
We rang the bells, lit up the night
Where did it go?
The warmth of the afterglow
The sweet temptation
To throw back the sticks and stones

[Verse 2]
Ambitions self-contained
Medicated and restrained
From filling space inside our minds
Waiting for sparks to ignite

[Refrain]
Forgotten passions held on
Laid to rest, we linger long

[Pre-Chorus]
The streets no longer beckon
Rage no longer sparks
Safe inside our houses
Not fumbling through the dark

[Chorus]
Where did the passion go?
We used to storm the streets below
What led us out to fight?
We rang the bells, lit up the night
Where did it go?
The warmth of the afterglow
The sweet temptation
To throw back the sticks and stones

[Bridge]
Coloured our world
Yeah, we coloured our world in sunshine
Coloured our world
Yeah, we coloured our world in sunshine
To tide the faded skies that held our world in grey

[Refrain]
Softly reasoning we shelved away our love
Shushed the promise made, never to give up

[Chorus]
Where did the passion go?
We used to storm the streets below
What led us out to fight?
We rang the bells, lit up the night
Where did it go?
The warmth of the afterglow
The sweet temptation
To throw back the sticks and stones